
Fukushima Accident
Radioactivity Impact on the Environment
Description
Key Features
- 2013 PROSE Award winner in Environmental Science from the Association of American Publishers
- Covers atmospheric and marine radioactivity, providing information on the global atmospheric dispersion of radionuclides in the atmosphere and world oceans
- Examines radiation doses to the public and biota to understand the health risks to the public and ecosystems
- Provides information on monitoring radionuclides in the environment – information on sources of radionuclides, their temporal and spatial variations, and radionuclide levels
- Covers transport of radionuclides from different sources (e.g. nuclear power plants) as well as atmospheric simulations and modeling approaches
Readership
Table of Contents
Dedication
Foreword
Prologue
1. Introduction
1.1 Fukushima Accident
1.2 Sources of Radionuclides in the Environment
1.3 Pacific Ocean: Hydrography Background
1.4 Pre-Fukushima Radionuclide Data for the Pacific Ocean
References
2. Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant
2.1 Nuclear Reactors
2.2 Spent Fuel Pools
2.3 Radionuclide Inventories
References
3. Fukushima Accident
3.1 Nature of the Accident
3.2 Management of the Aftermath of the Accident
References
4. Radionuclide Releases into the Environment
4.1 Atmospheric Releases of Radionuclides
4.2 Marine Releases of Radionuclides
4.3 Total Amount of Radionuclides Released into the Atmosphere, Stagnant Water and the Ocean
References
5. Fukushima Radioactivity Impact
5.1 Japan
5.2 World Atmosphere
5.3 Pacific Ocean
References
6. Pre-Fukushima Radioactivity of the Environment
6.1 World Atmosphere
6.2 World Ocean
References
7. Estimation of Radiation Doses
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Radiation Doses to the Japanese Population
7.3 Comparison of Radiation Doses to the Public from Various Sources
7.4 Radiation Doses to Biota
References
8. Summary
References
Epilogue
Index
Product details
- No. of pages: 400
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2013
- Published: July 9, 2013
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780124081321
- eBook ISBN: 9780124114876
About the Authors
Pavel Povinec
Affiliations and Expertise
Katsumi Hirose

Affiliations and Expertise
Michio Aoyama
